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Lagos teenager allegedly stabs man to death during argument

The police spokesperson said that the corpse had been deposited at the Mainland General Hospital, Yaba, for autopsy.

• September 11, 2024
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The police command in Lagos State has arrested of a 19-year-old lady, Fatimo Agboke, for allegedly stabbing a 20-year-old man to death.

The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, stated this on Wednesday in Lagos.

He said that the incident happened on Monday, September 9 at about 9:20p.m in the Ijegun area of the state.

Mr Hundeyin said the suspect was apprehended after the victim’s father lodged a complaint at the Isheri-Osun Division.

He stated, “The suspect and the victim, Faruk Azeez, had an argument which resulted in fighting. In the cause of the fight, Azeez was stabbed with a broken bottle on his neck by the suspect, which caused him grievous bodily harm. In an attempt to rush his son to the hospital for urgent medical attention, he gave up the ghost.”

Mr Hundeyin said that detectives from the division visited the scene where the lifeless body of Azeez was seen on the ground in a pool of blood with a deep cut on his neck.

The command spokesperson said that the corpse had been deposited at the Mainland General Hospital, Yaba, for autopsy.

According to him, an investigation is ongoing to unravel the causes of Azeez’s death.

(NAN)

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